Industrial computer independent unit device

ABSTRACT

An industrial computer independent unit is disclosed for improving a standardized industrial computer. Especially, An industrial computer independent unit device capable of receiving a compact disk drive set, more than four hard disk drive sets, and a plurality of heat dissipating fans and the hard disk drive sets and the heat dissipating fans are updated or maintained without needing to stop an operation of a computer mainframe or to open a casing. In the present invention, if any of the disk drive set and heat dissipating fan has any fault, it will emit an alarm voice and the indicating lights will light up to inform the user and indicate a fault unit.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the invention

The present invention relates to an industrial computer, andparticularly to an industrial computer independent unit device.

2. Description of the Related Art

The industrial computer is mainly utilized to process a large amount ofdata, and a plurality of affairs at the same time and perform complexlogic operations. Since the advance of electronic technologies, theoperations of an industrial computer are more and more complex withhigher speeds. Therefore, the heat dissipation of an industrial computeris increased greatly. This problem must be resolved, otherwise thecomputer can not operate normally and possibly, some components will bedestroyed.

Devices, such as computers or servos have functions of networking toInternet, or system operation, or monitoring, and others. Therefore, theoperation must be uninterrupted and thus, the fault hard disk drive orheat dissipating device must be updated in operation or maintained.

In general effective temperature control of a computer mainframe, coolair is drawn into a device by a heat dissipating fan or the heat in thedevice is exhausted out. But a standardized industrial computer, theheat dissipating fan can not be updated directly due to the structurethereof. Furthermore, in a disk array arranged, the disk drive to beupdated can not be processed easily.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An industrial computer independent unit is disclosed for improving astandardized industrial computer. Especially, an industrial computerindependent unit device capable of receiving a compact disk drive set,more than four hard disk drive sets, and a plurality of heat dissipatingfans is disclosed. The hard disk drive sets and the heat dissipatingfans are updated or maintained without needing to stop an operation of acomputer mainframe or to open a casing. In the present invention, if anyof the disk drive set and heat dissipating fan has any fault, it willemit an alarm voice and the indicating lights 6 will light up to informthe user and indicate what unit has a fault.

The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be morereadily understood from the following detailed description when read inconjunction with the appended drawing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is a partial upper view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view about the embodiment of the diskdrive and compact disk drive.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view about the embodiment of an application of adisk drive.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of an embodiment of a heatdissipating fan in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of an application of the disk driveof the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view of the compact disk drive of thepresent invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In order that those skilled in the art can further understand thepresent invention, a description will be described in the following indetails. However, these descriptions and the appended drawings are onlyused to cause those skilled in the art to understand the objects,features, and characteristics of the present invention, but not to beused to confine the scope and spirit of the present invention defined inthe appended claims.

Referring to FIG. 1, the industrial computer independent unit device ofthe present invention is illustrated. An industrial computer independentunit 1 has a frame 11. The front edge of the frame 11 has a disk groove12 which can be installed with four disk drive sets 2 and a compact diskdrive groove 42 for receiving a compact disk drive set 4. A fan groove13 is installed near the central portion for being installed withseveral heat dissipating fans 3.

With reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the disk drive set 2 has a specialdesigned disk driving supporter 21 for fixing a hard disk drive 22. Afront edge of the disk driving supporter 21 is installed with a rotaryhandle 23 and a screwing button lock 211. The screwing button lock 211has a buckle 212 which can be buckled to the buckling hole 231 of therotary handle 23 and the buckling groove 122 of the spacer 121 of thedisk groove 12 when the disk drive 2 is placed into the disk groove 12and the rotary handle 23 is buckled. Meanwhile, the disk drive set 2 isfixed to the frame 11 and the rotary handle 23 is buckled to the diskdrive set 2.

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 7, a sliding groove 123 is preset on the spacer121 at one side of the disk groove 12. The sliding groove 123 has anelastic sliding linkage 24. The front end of the elastic sliding linkage24 is a pushing block 241. The frame 11 is installed with an interfacecircuit board 5. At position with respect to the distal end of the diskdrive 2 is installed with touch controlled switches 25. Each touchcontrolled switch 25 is controlled by an elastomer 26.

When the disk drive set 2 is installed in the disk groove 12 and therotary handle 23 is rotated (meanwhile the screwing button lock 211 isrotated so that the buckle 212 is buckled to the buckling hole 231 ofthe rotary handle 23 and the buckling groove 122. At the same time, thedisk drive set 2 is fixed to the frame 11 and the rotary handle 23 isbuckled to the disk drive set 2), then the rotary handle 23 pushes thepushing block 241 so that the elastic sliding linkage 24 pushes theelastomer 26 away. Thereby, the touch controlled switch 25 actuates togenerate a switching signal. Namely, the main control center of themainframe is informed that the disk drive set 2 has been connected. Onthe contrary, when the disk drive set 2 is updated, the screwing buttonlock 211 is rotated firstly so that the buckle 212 separates from thebuckling hole 231 of the rotary handle 23 and the buckling groove 122.Thereby, the disk drive set 2 releases from the frame 11 and the rotaryhandle 23 is at a condition capable of being screwed out. Then therotary handle 23 is screwed out so that the elastic sliding linkage 24moves backward to cause the elastomer 26 to press the touch controlledswitch 25. Thereby, the circuit will separate therefrom, and thus thedisk drive set 2 can be retracted safely.

With reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, in the industrial computer independentunit device of the present invention, the front positioning groove 13has an opened structure. Namely, each heat dissipating fan 3 can bedirectly replaced by another fan 3. Two ends of each fan groove 13 haverespective thread holes 14 so that the threaded rods 31 of the heatdissipating fan 3 can screw into the holes.

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 8, in the industrial computer independentunit 1 of the present invention, the front edge of the frame 11 has adisk groove 12 which can be placed with four disk drive sets 2, and acompact disk drive groove 42 for being installed with a compact diskdrive set 4 is installed below the disk drive set 2. Since theindustrial computer independent unit 1 has been standardized, thethickness thereof is fixed so that the disk drive set 2 and the compactdisk drive set 4 can not be installed therein at the same time period.Therefore, in the present invention, the frame 11 is formed with an openspace 111 at position with respect to the lower side of the compact diskdrive groove 42. Thereby, the compact disk drive set 4 slides into theframe along the compact disk drive groove 42. Thereby, it can bereceived in the independent unit 1 not to protrude out from theindependent unit 1. Thus, the compact disk drive set 4 can be insertedinto the independent unit 1 according to the present invention forupdating a new one, or setting program files or data.

In aforesaid compact disk drive set 4, a supporting seat 43 is utilizedto fix a compact disk drive 41. One side of the supporting seat 43 isinstalled with a handle 44. The handle 44 is formed with a hole 45.Thereby, a screw 46 serves to fixed the compact disk drive set 4 to theframe 11. In realize the present invention, in general, a set ofindustrial computers are connected with a plurality of independent units1. Only one of the plurality of independent unit 1 is installed with thecompact disk drive set 4. The compact disk drive groove 42 of otherindependent units 1 are only installed with supporting seats 43 withoutbeing disposed with compact disk drive. When one of the independent unit1 needs a compact disk drive set, the compact disk drive set 4 is movedto and inserted into the independent unit 1.

In the present invention, each disk drive set 2 and each heatdissipating fan 3 are connected to indicating lights 6 at one side ofthe frame 11. Thereby, if any of the disk drive set 2 and heatdissipating fan 3 has any fault, it will emit an alarm voice and theindicating lights 6 will light up to inform the user and indicate whatunit has a fault.

Thereby, in the industrial computer independent unit device of thepresent invention, a compact disk drive set 4, more (four) hard diskdrive sets 2 and heat dissipating fans 3 can be installed therein at thesame time period. The hard disk drive sets and the heat dissipating fans3 can be updated or maintained without needing to stop the operation ofthe computer mainframe or to open the casing. Furthermore, if any of thedisk drive sets 2 or hard disk drive sets 3 has fault, an alarm voicewill be emitted and indicating lights 6 will light up.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to thepreferred embodiments, it will be understood that the invention is notlimited to the details described thereof. Various substitutions andmodifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, andothers will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, allsuch substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced withinthe cope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An industrial computer independent unit devicecapable of receiving a compact disk drive set, more than four hard diskdrive sets, and a plurality of heat dissipating fans; the hard diskdrive sets and the heat dissipating fans being updated or maintainedwithout needing to stop the operation of a computer mainframe or to opena casing, comprising: an industrial computer independent unit having aframe; a front edge of the frame having a disk groove for being placedwith four disk drive sets and a compact disk drive groove for placing acompact disk drive set; a fan groove being installed near a centralportion of the industrial computer independent unit for being installedwith a plurality of heat dissipating fans; and an interface circuitboard installed in the frame at position with respect to each disk driveand the interface circuit board being installed with a touch controlledswitch; and each touch controlled switch being controlled by anelastomer.
 2. The industrial computer independent unit device as claimedin claim 1, wherein the disk drive set has a special designed diskdriving supporter for fixing a hard disk drive; a front edge of the diskdriving supporter is installed with a rotary handle and a screwingbutton lock; the screwing button lock has a buckle which can be buckledto a buckling hole of the rotary handle and a buckling groove of aspacer of the disk groove when the disk drive is placed in the diskgroove and the rotary handle is buckled; and the disk drive set is fixedto the frame and the rotary handle is buckled to the disk drive set. 3.The industrial computer independent unit device as claimed in claim 1,wherein a sliding groove is installed at one side of the disk groove;the sliding groove has an elastic sliding linkage; a front end of theelastic sliding linkage is a pushing block; the frame is installed withan interface circuit board; at a position with respect to a distal endof the disk drive is installed with touch controlled switches; as theelastic sliding linkage is pushed to descend to a lowest position, thetouch controlled switch on the interface circuit board will be touchedand operate.
 4. The industrial computer independent unit device asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the front positioning groove has an openedstructure, each heat dissipating fan is directly replaced by anotherfan; two ends of each fan groove have respective threaded holes forbeing inserted by the threaded rods of the heat dissipating fan.
 5. Theindustrial computer independent unit device as claimed in claim 1,wherein the frame is formed with an space having an opening at positionwith respect to the lower side of the compact disk drive groove;thereby, the compact disk drive set slides into the frame along thecompact disk drive groove so that it can be received in the independentunit not to protrude out from the independent unit; thus, the compactdisk drive set is inserted into the independent unit according to thepresent invention for updating a new one, or setting program files ordata.
 6. The industrial computer independent unit device as claimed inclaim 1, wherein each disk drive set and each heat dissipating fan areconnected to indicating lights at one side of the frame; thereby, if anyof the disk drive set and heat dissipating fan has any fault, it willemit an alarm voice and the indicating lights will light up to informthe user and indicate a fault unit.
 7. The industrial computerindependent unit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein in the compactdisk drive set, the compact disk drive is fixed to a supporting seat;one side of the supporting seat has a handle, and the handle has a holefor being passed through by a screw to fix the compact disk drive.